After an opening series where every game was a high-octane scoring affair, the Kansas City Royals played a more traditional game of baseball against Clevelend. And thanks primarily to the efforts of Danny Duffy, who pitched six scoreless innings, and Whit Merrifield, who drove in all of Kansas City’s runs, the Royals pulled out a 3-0 victory in Cleveland’s home opener.
Duffy’s performance is notable for two reasons. First, and most recently in the minds of Royals fans, Duffy stabilized what has thus far been rather incompetent starting pitching. Brad Keller, Mike Minor, and Brady Singer had combined to give up 16 runs in only 10.